15 Facts About Darryl Sydor

1.

Darryl Marion Sydor was born on May 13,1972 and is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey defenceman.

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2.

Darryl Sydor won two Stanley Cups during his career: with the Dallas Stars in 1999, and with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004.

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3.

Darryl Sydor reached the Stanley Cup Finals in 1993 as a member of the Los Angeles Kings, in 2000 as a member of the Dallas Stars and in 2008 as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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4.

Darryl Sydor played four seasons with the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League and won a Memorial Cup championship in 1992.

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5.

Darryl Sydor originally began his Memorial Cup championship season in the National Hockey League with the Kings, but was sent back to the WHL after 18 games.

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6.

Darryl Sydor developed with the Kings, but did not reach his prime until he was traded to the Dallas Stars in 1996.

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7.

The following year, Darryl Sydor helped the Stars to a second consecutive Finals appearance, but would suffer an injury against the New Jersey Devils.

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8.

Darryl Sydor played in Dallas for seven-and-a-half seasons before being traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the summer of 2003.

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9.

Darryl Sydor played only 49 games with Columbus before being traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for prospect Alexander Svitov midway through the season.

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10.

Bolstering the Lightning's lineup for their 2004 playoff run, Darryl Sydor won his second Stanley Cup championship as the Lightning defeated the Calgary Flames in seven games.

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11.

Darryl Sydor remained with the Lightning for one more season and was then traded back to the Dallas Stars on July 2,2006, for a 2008 fourth-round draft pick in a salary-dumping move.

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12.

Darryl Sydor announced his retirement from the NHL as a player on July 13,2010.

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13.

On June 30,2011, Darryl Sydor was announced as one of the new assistant coaches of the NHL's Minnesota Wild, again serving under Yeo.

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14.

Darryl Sydor left the Blues in 2018 to spend more time with family.

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15.

On January 12,2019, Darryl Sydor was hired as the assistant coach of the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League.

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